Resource Room (Self-Contained Classroom) Assistant
About The Position
As part of our continuum of services for students with disabilities, Breakthrough Montessori provides a self-contained classroom known within our school community as the Resource Room. The Resource Room is a structured and supportive learning environment designed for students who require significant levels of specialized instruction and support. This setting is grounded in our commitment to academic, social, and emotional success for all learners and includes strategies to integrate students within both the Resource Room and their general education classrooms when appropriate. The Resource Room Assistant plays a critical role in supporting the Resource Room Guide in meeting the instructional, behavioral, and social-emotional needs of students with disabilities. This includes supporting individualized education goals both within the Resource Room and in community or general education settings.
Requirements
- Strong commitment to upholding the school’s mission and anti-bias/anti-racist pedagogy.
- Dedication to maintaining the confidentiality of students and families.
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively as part of a diverse team of educators.
- Demonstrates patience, punctuality, and responsibility.
- Team player with experience working in instructional teams.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Creative, energetic, and nurturing personality.
- Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
- Punctual and reliable with attention to detail.
- Experience working with diverse populations of students, parents, and families.
- Associate’s Degree required
- Previous experience working with young children facing behavioral and academic challenges.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Experience in a Montessori setting is preferred.
- Familiarity with working with families from diverse backgrounds.
Responsibilities
- Provide small group and/or individualized instruction to students with disabilities in accordance with their IEPs and the Resource Room Guide’s lesson plans.
- Maintain a variety of records, including but not limited to, charting of goals and objectives for all students in the Resource Room, Breakthrough Montessori benchmark assessments and behavior intervention documentation based on IEP requirements.
- Assist Resource Room Guide and service providers in assessing the continued needs of students.
- Maintain a prepared learning environment in accordance with the developmental and curricular guidelines set by the Resource Room Guide. This includes following a daily and weekly cleaning and sanitizing schedule to uphold the standards of the Montessori Resource Room.
- Assist students with physical needs and personal care, including feeding, bathroom needs, and personal hygiene.
- Participate in staff development training programs, staff meetings, and special events as assigned.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
- Assist students in developing appropriate social behaviors, personal hygiene, and self-help skills, including toileting, changing diapers, and handling soiled clothing, as required by the position.
- Escort students to and from designated locations as directed, and monitor their safety in various educational and community-based settings.
- Ensure the health and safety of students by following established practices and procedures.
- Maintain a safe, orderly, and clean learning environment.
- Participate in in-person professional learning opportunities.
- Prompt and regular in-person attendance is required.
- Maintain the confidentiality of student and family information.
Benefits
- Paid personal time off
- Paid COVID sick leave
- Paid family leave (in addition to DC paid family leave)
- Paid bereavement leave
- Paid leave for the observation of a religious holiday
- A weekly early release schedule with professional development and collaborative planning time from 1:30-4:30 pm every Monday
- An individual professional development budget of $250/year to pursue additional PD opportunities
- Conference participation
- A Continuing Education grant program that provides grantees up to $20,000 to complete Montessori teacher training, an advanced degree or other license.
- Health, dental, vision
- Retirement (Vanguard Retirement)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
